Aramco Saudi Ladies International Explained

Aramco Saudi Ladies International
Location:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Establishment:2020
Course:Riyadh Golf Club
Par:72
Lang:uk
Tour:Ladies European Tour
Format:Stroke play
Month Played:February
Current Champion: Patty Tavatanakit

The Aramco Saudi Ladies International is a professional golf tournament on the Ladies European Tour (LET), first played in 2020.[1]

The inaugural tournament was played in Saudi Arabia at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in King Abdullah Economic City by the Red Sea. It was the penultimate regular LET event of the 2020 season and marked the first time professional lady golfers played competitively in the country. It was followed the week after by the Saudi Ladies Team International, a team event that would later evolve into the Aramco Team Series.[2]

For the 2023 tournament, the prize money increased from $1 million to $5 million, giving parity with the men's Saudi International for the first time.[3] In 2024, for its fifth installment, the tournament moved to the Riyadh Golf Club in Riyadh.

Winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
Venue
66-70-69-65=270 −18 7 strokes 750,000 Riyadh GC
Lydia Ko (2) 64-69-66-68=267 −21 1 stroke 750,000 Royal Greens
69-69-68-71=277 −11 5 strokes 150,000
67-70-63-65=265 −23 5 strokes 150,000
67-68-71-72=278 −10 Playoff 150,000

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seven Scots set to tee up in first women's golf event in Saudi Arabia . The Scotsman . 8 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Saudi Arabia to host LET events . Golf Australia . 8 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Saudi Ladies International winner will claim equal prize money to men . Sky Sports News . 9 November 2022.